The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-01-21
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Council and Of the House Of
Representatives.
TIE COUNCIL

,ouncil. After prayer by Rev. Benham. AS
sociata Justice Francis administered the
oarh of office to the members, and nomina-
,ioDs for president Of the council were ct
once called for. Sheldon of Day nominated
Gaaorre A. Matthews. Cain nominated Frank
T Washabaugh. On call of the roll. Mat
thews received 10 votes and Washabaugh
10 Matthews voted for Washabaugh, and
the latter for Mr.. Foster. A ommittee was
amounted and conducted Mr.. Matthews to
the chair. He made a speech of thanks for
the honor conferred.
He came to the duties of the office, he said,
,Sith difidence, because he brought no legis-
Iatiye experience. He trusted in the courtesy of
The members to assist him, aud did not expect
to be appointed. The people of the territory
were asking relief from the burdens of t~axatian,
and a grand opportunity was presented 10 the
present legislature.
His remarks were plainly delivered and
well received. The oath Of office having
been administered to the president, organi-
zation was completed by electing the fol-
lowing-all u~nanimously-by roll call:
Chief clerk, T. A. Kingsbury, Watertown; as
sistant clerk, Robert f.. Wallow, jamestown;
enrolling clerk, c. w. Startling, Aberdeen: en-
crossing clerS, o. A. Southmayd, Burleigh
county: sergeant-at-arms, w. j. Troy, Wahpe-
ton; chaplain, Rev; Ben Ham, Bismarck; door
keeper, M. W.. S~palding, Grand Forks.
A committee consisting of Foster, Dono-
van and Campbell was appointed to an
nounce to the governor that the council was
organized and ready to receive a communi-
cation from him. Temporarily the rules of
order Of the last session were adopted as the
rules of the present. The oficers-elect of
the council were sworn in by the president
The presigent appointed S. s. Hillman of
Valley City assistant sergJant-at-arms and
lanes Little and Henry Newton pages. The
Vrawing of seats was then proceeded with,
pr. Collins Of Grand Forks being permitted
first choice by courtesy Adjourned to IL m.
Wednesday.
THE HOUSE
was called to order at Ito by J. G. Hamil-
ton, assistant chief clerk of the former
house. Members were sworn in By Asso-
ciate Justice Francis. After the roll call
Stewart of Fall River moved to proceed to
the election of speaker. Carried. Stewart
nominated George c. Crosse of Hyde county.
Adams nominated Z. B Williams of Bur
leigh. Ruggles nominated job Hobart of
Moody. Green nominated John Ely of
Rolette-a Democrat The nomination of
Crosse was seconded by Bogart and Pruitt.
Tellers were appointed. On motion the first
ballot was made informal, and on call roll
resulted as follows:
Crosse. .............. 81 Ely. z
Williams. ........... .l2iBogaIt. .-.............. 5
Mr.. Stewart of Fall River moved to pro-
coed to a formal ballot Seconded Sulli-
van moved to adjourn to II tomorrow.
Stewart made the point that a motion TO adj
journ was out of order when a motion was
pending. Clerk Hamilton overruled the
point of order. A call of the roll was de-
manded, and the vote resulted-aYes, 90;
nays. 81. [~Applause.1 Stewart renewed his
motion to ballot. Green moved to take a
recess till 3 o'clock. Lost The motion to
ballot then prevailed, and on call of the roll
resulted as follows:
Crosse. .............. .25lEly.. -. .............. a
Williams. .I3iHobart .............. D
Nj. Hamilton
Mr.. Crosse, having received a majority of all
the votes cast, is declared speaker Of the house
OF representatives OF the Seventeenth legisla-
ture.
Messrs Aiken and Dodd were appointed a
committee to conduct the speaker TO the
chair, on taking which he admitted extreme
diffidence in assuming the duties of the
Office, which he said he had not sought. but
would endeavor to fill TO the best of his abil-
ity, and with perfect fairness to all sections
and interests. He spoke without hesitation
and with straightforwardness and earn
e%stness, which won him hearty applause.
"A adlOdi w uO-AhOAAON
noon.
THE JOINT SESSION.
President Matthews assumed tine chair as
presiding officer and called the Joint con-
yention to order. Williams of Burleigh
moved the appointment of a committee OF
hye TO wait on the governor and inform him
that the two houses were assembled in joint
session and ready to receive any communi-
cation he might have TO make. The chair
appointed as such committee Williams, Nc
Cumber, Aikens, Grigsby and Dody. b
committee shortly returned, accompanying
Gov. Pierce, Judge Church and the territorial
officers Gov. Pierce occupied a chair to the
right of the presiding officer, with Judge
Church on his right, the territorial officers
ranging themselves on both sides of the
speakers platform. President Matthews
said:
Gentlemen Of the Council and General Assem-
oily OF the Territory OF Dakota: It gives me
great pleasure to present to you his excellency.
uov' Gilbert A. Pierce.
dov. Pierce then stepped to the front and
delivered his message. The delivery occu-
pied about three-fourths of an hour. He
closed by introducing Judge Church as his
successor, and referred to hin In 6attering
terms.
THE NEW GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
Judge Church spoke at first with slight
neStancy, but this quickly wore away, and
JUS manner became easy. graceful and earn
est Several tunes he was interrupted By
applause, and the feeling Of his audience, as
inc speech progressed, was markedly one of
sympathy with the spirit Of his utterances.
He said.
Governor. Mr.. President, Gentlemen OF the
council and House OF Representatives: 1t
thn, De appropriate for me TO say az this time